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What do Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel, Chip and Joanna Gaines, Angelina Jolie and former Dodger Chan Ho Park share Wednesday night? They-- among a bevy of people from the political, entertainment and organization worlds-- are on the guest list for the White House's state dinner with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Wednesday's black-tie supper consists of several dignitaries, from Vice President Kamala Harris to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to previous Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.
There are numerous Southern California legislators, including Reps. Judy Chu and Ted Lieu, in addition to Young Kim and Steel. Kim and Steel were two of the very first three Korean American females elected to Congress, and both are wearing standard Korean clothes, called a hanbok, their workplaces said.
Among the stars invited for the fête are Broadway stars Norm Lewis, Lea Salonga and Jessica Vosk, who are slated to carry out during the celebrations.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Chan Ho Park tosses to the plate throughout the very first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Thursday night, Sept. 20, 2001, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill).
Very first woman Jill Biden, who oversaw planning for what will be the administration's second state dinner, recruited Korean American celeb chef Edward Lee to work up a menu showcasing the "best of America"-- but with Korean touches.
Some 200 guests will be seated in the East Room, the biggest in the executive mansion, at tables topped with towering centerpieces of cherry tree boughs in complete bloom. In this March 29, 2016 file photo, Joanna Gaines, left, and Chip Gaines position for a picture in New York.
The crabcake appetiser comes with a slaw of cabbage, fennel, kohlrabi and cucumber topped with a vinaigrette made utilizing gochujang, a red chili paste and a bowl of chilled yellow squash soup. Guest Chef Edward Lee, left, and very first woman Jill Biden, right, laugh throughout a media sneak peek, Monday, April 24, 2023, for Wednesday's State Dinner with South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House in Washington.
Dessert is a deconstructed banana split, including lemon bar ice cream, caramelized bananas, fresh berries and mint ginger breeze cookie fall apart sprinkled with a caramel sauce infused with doenjang, a fermented soybean paste.
A state check out, consisting of an arrival event on the South Lawn and a sparkly state dinner, is the highest diplomatic honor the U.S. bestows on its closest allies.
Yoon was checking out as the U.S. and South Korea mark the 70th year of an alliance that started at the end of the Korean War and committed the U.S. to help South Korea defend itself, particularly from North Korea. Approximately 28,500 U.S. troops are currently based in South Korea.
The Associated Press added to this report..
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